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turn away

turn away


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb turn to face somewhere else: to change position so as to face away from somebody or something, or move somebody or something so as to face in another direction

2. transitive verb refuse admission to somebody: to send somebody away, refusing to see, entertain, or accommodate him or her

3. transitive verb refuse to accept something: to refuse to listen to somebody or to what somebody wants to say or offer

4. intransitive verb give something up: to reject something as unworthy or undesirable
to turn away from a life of sin

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